Well I'm extremely glum today, so this might be a bit harsher some of it, but whatever.
Pochettino is good for us, he has turned us around albeit there is still lots to do.
We regularly can beat the top 6 in the league, have ended many hoodoo's too.
2 years running in CL, finishing above woolwich. So many positives he has brought us.
However he is still learning himself and it shows when against more cunning managers, in bigger games.
The results in our group stages were awesome, but there was an element there of well we can't really do any worse than previous season CL, so nothing to lose here. But yet against Juve for whatever reason we fell short, just like yesterday again at Utd in a big game with more pressure and having something to lose.
Poch's bizarre comments regarding the FA cup are perhaps poorly worded but either way to me that is a bad message to be sowing in your players heads.
When the chips were down, I never felt like the players had it in them to turn it around, and we seemed to just accept defeat.
Ferguson would have flogged his players for showing that attitude and certainly wouldn't cone out with that kind of crap about the FA cup.
The worst thing about Poch, his biggest weakness I think is he is not ruthless enough.
He has certain players that will start games even with one leg, and then he further compounds this issue by steadfastly refusing to sub off these players even when having an absolute stinker.
Now the message he is saying to the players who are fit and trying their best in training is that you are worse than a one legged Kane, so sorry but he is our messiah and you can not start.
I fail to see how this is not going to rub people the wrong way, and is this not in contrast to Davies' comments about it being about the team.
Kane should know he isn't ready and should be saying gaffer I can only do 20 mins or so max right now.
We were just fine without him, and should have continued with him making subs appearances until he has a minimum level of fitness required to be competitive over 90 minutes.
I'm gutted, especially after how we played for 20 minutes. Was always a tricky prospect, knock out football against Mourinho is no joke.
Its just typical though we make 1 mistake and its an instant goal. We must do better, safety first not trying to toy with quality players in your own half.
Judging by Dele's celebration I reckon they thought they were finished for the day.
Its fine margins, perhaps if Eriksen had scored that chance shortly after we might have steamrolled them but not getting the 2nd before they scored hurt us.
I don't think this would have affected the result but it's just another jab in the bollocks... The fucking ref again.
Jesus Christ if Herrerra isn't the Spanish Kante. Trillions of unpunished niggly cunty fouls, and our players get instant yellow for first tackle, or it seems that way at least.
Seems like he can just break up play by any means necessary and never have to worry about a card until after 80 mins.
Also the Utd players are all going to go on and have very successful soap opera careers after finished with football.
I sadly think it's going to take a monumental effort to not fuck up 4th place now.
We seem to have shot ourselves in the foot after the chavs game.
Frustrating, as we know how well we can play.
I really think something behind scenes is ruining the mojo.
Sorry for long post, needed to vent a little.
